Henry II of Bar in French Henri II de Bar, in German Heinrich II von Bar (1190–13 November 1239) was a Count of Bar who reigned from 1214 to 1239. He was son of Count Theobald I of Bar and his first wife, Ermesinde of Bar-sur-Seine.[1] Henry was killed on 13 November 1239 during the Barons' Crusade, when he diverted several hundred crusaders from the main army under Theobald I of Navarre to fight an Ayyubid force at Gaza.[2]
Henri II, Count of Bar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1190 |
| Died | 13 November 1239 Gaza |
| Noble family | Montbéliard |
| Spouse(s) | Philippa de Dreux |
| Father | Theobald I, Count of Bar |
| Mother | Ermesinde of Bar-sur-Seine |
Spouse and children edit
In 1219 he married Philippa de Dreux (1192–1242),[3] the daughter of Robert II of Dreux.[4]
Children edit
- Margaret of Bar (1220–1275), in 1240 she married Henry V of Luxembourg[5]
- Thiébaut II of Bar (c. 1221–1291),[4] Succeeded his father as Count of Bar
- Henry, 1249
- Jeanne (1225–1299), married first Frédéric de Blamont who died in 1255, and second Louis V, Count of Chiny
- Renaud (died 1271)[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Péporté 2011, p. 81.
- ^ Burgtorf 2011, p. 332.
- ^ Lower 2005, p. 48.
- ^ a b Richard 1983, p. xxviii.
- ^ Gade 1951, p. 96.
- ^ Painter 2019, Genealogical chart 1.
Sources edit
- Burgtorf, Jochen (2011). "Battle of Gaza (1239)". In Mikaberidze, Alexander (ed.). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia. Vol. I. ABC-CLIO.
- Gade, John A. (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. E.J. Brill.
- Lower, Michael (2005). The Barons' Crusade: A Call to Arms and Its Consequences. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Painter, Sidney (2019). The Scourge of the Clergy: Peter of Dreux, Duke of Brittany. Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Péporté, P. (2011). Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg. Brill.
- Richard, Jean (1983). Lloyd, Simon (ed.). Saint Louis, Crusader King of France. Translated by Birrell, Jean. Cambridge University Press.
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